John Lawrence (abt. 1457 - abt. 1538)

Born about 1457 in St Albans, Hertfordshire, England

Descendants

Died about 1538 at about age 81 in Ramsey, Huntingdonshire, England

Biography

"John Lawrence, styled in all evidences Generosus, was living at Ramsey in Huntingdonshire, where his uncle, John Lawrence de Wurdebois, had been Abbat since 1508. He left three children; William Lawrence, afterwards of Saint Ives; Emma, who married Gabriel Throckmorton, of Ellington in Huntingdonshire, third son of Richard Throckmorton, of Higham Ferrers, seneschal of the Duchy of Lancashire , and Agnes, who married Gilbert Smyth, of Fenton."^[1]

"John died 1538, was buried in the Abbey of Ramsey, and bequeathed by his will (registro Dingley) beside considerable donations for masses in honour of the five wounds, to the poor, to churches, roads, &c. two of his best mares to my Lord of Ramsey for his trouble in being the supervisor of his will."

Research Notes

John has previously been shown on WikiTree as son of Sir James Nichols of Ashton, Lancashire and Eleanor Welles. This is incorrect. James and Eleanor did have a son called John, but he died at the Battle of Flodden Field in 1513, and his IPM the next year shows that he had no male heirs and that his estate passed to a collateral member of his family, Lancelot Lawrence.^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ The Gentleman's Magazine, Volume 118, pg 12 [1]
2. ↑ John Gough Nichols, "The Herald and Genealogist", Vol. VIII, R C Nichols and J B Nichols, 1874 - abstract (in Latin) of the IPM at pp. 217-219, Internet Archive